The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-20
GIBBSS LICENSE REVOKED.
A PRETTY MESS THE TEMPERANCE
ORATOR rs IN


he started an Employment Agency. and
Applicants whose Money He Got Bous-
barded tho Mayor with Complaints.
Mayor Hewitt has carefully investigated
all complaints made against any person acting
under o license from the Mayors office, and
has particularly followed up complaints
against intelligence Offices. Yesterday, in con-
sequence OF such investigation. the Mayor re-
voked tho licenses to keep intelligence Offices
held by Mrs. Alice King OF 272 Sixth avenue.
Richard Daer Of 7O4 Broadway. and John B.
Gibbs OF 1870 West Twenty-third street. The
ground OF his action was charges that the
offices had taken money from persons seeking
employment and failed to furnish any ade-
quate equivalent.
There were frequent complaints against the
Twenty-thi street place. which was managed
by ]. B. Gibbs. the temperance orator. who
used to keep q dairy" in Nassau street. It
appeared that applicants for work were at
tracted by flaming advertisements in the
World. One unfortunate named GLAND Turner
paid SO. and was told that he could get place
rs collector. After trying in vain to get work
at places where he was sent. and becoming
convinced that the alleged vacancies did not
and th ~ t eo%painsd to srsh4 B4rnsss 0a'A
place as driver, and was told that there was a
o %nsd ana
There he was told that there was no vacancy,
anybody there. Purdy tried In vain to get his
money back, and complained to the Marshal,
Another unfortunate. named A. Torp. who
went, to Gibbs's place and gave up S. and
tailed 70 get any ADEQUATE return: The method
on wild goose chase on the strength OF news
paper advertisements which they might have
j. b. Savage swears that he was promised q
place as handy man and was kept running
j.. ii. Chapman Of IS East Tenth street went
to Gibbss place to get situation rs grocery
He he Tr9nrssda IT,
but he was sent to various places on fools or;
rands and failed to get any satisfaction. and
back. George Harding went, to dibbs's place to
get situation 70, as grocery clerk He was sent
days before. This is a sample of complaints
that have ', been frequent: =, william seEter
Gibbs's place. and was sent after an alleged
" situation, but found that no pastry cook
@ n against Gsbs naid "sS'fer
Place t Is useful man man He was sent to . Mr.
mon with letters similar to Ills own looking for
the same place; and there was no vacancy; az
ha been The Blaze Thsn
and was there told that there was no vacancy
and that the agency had no authority to send
anybody there. In most Of these places Mar
shall By-nes compeled the refunding Of the
money. but the complaints came 30 thick and
fast that the Mayor was convinced that Gibbss
license should be revoked.
There were about q dozen complaints against
Mrs. King OF 272 Sixth avenue. Applicants for
employment complained that they were sent
on fruitless errands the most persistent COM
planant was a widow who wanted q place
as houssekeeper; and paid 81 and could get no
place put her or and denied that Mrs. King
was proprietor. and ut last she went to Marshal
Byrnes in. despair. Then when the Marshal
went up himself to investigate the case. 1t was
denied that the widow had ever been there, at
was they wero quite ready to refund.
In the case of the employment agency at 704
Broadway. Inspector Anfarth of Marshal
Byrnes's Office. went up and had some personal
experiences. He had 81. and was promised
place as barkeeper and was sent on fruitless
expeditions and failed to get redress or to get
his money back until the agency found out
that he was from the Marshal's office. when
they became very penitent and were glad to
refund
The licenses thus revoked cost $25. and
wou! id expire on May l. Marshal Byrnes will
be glad to redress grievances of complaints
against any other employment agency,